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CBAM pressure on Asia’s steel exports: Assessing exposure and strategies for low carbon competitiveness

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will officially take effect in 2026. Among industries exporting to the EU, iron and steel as well as aluminum are expected to face the most significant impact.

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Navigating Vietnam's DPPA revisions: What they mean for the electricity market?

As Vietnam accelerates industrial expansion and global economic integration, ensuring the sustainable availability of competitively priced renewable electricity has become a strategic priority - particularly given Vietnam’s abundant wind and solar.

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Rethinking Malaysia’s path to net zero: The role of the Climate Change Bill and carbon markets

Carbon credits to be tabled under Malaysia’s new climate change bill should serve as a bridge towards decarbonisation rather than a substitute for it.

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Vietnam's DPPA and the risk of double-charging under the two-part electricity tariff mechanism

The DPPA mechanism is expected to play a pivotal role in Vietnam’s roadmap toward Net Zero. However, during implementation, the Cost Structure must be carefully scrutinized when applying DPPA concurrently with the two-part electricity tariff.

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TWSE ESG overhaul: Energy disclosure, natural carbon sinks reshape corporate carbon strategy

As ESG becomes a standard in international capital markets, the Taiwan Stock Exchange will upgrade the evaluation to an ESG framework starting in 2026, expanding its scope from governance to include environmental and social dimensions.

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Subsea power cables as catalysts of the energy transition in Southeast Asia

The ASEAN Power Grid (APG) has entered a new era of unprecedented momentum. For the first time in nearly 30 years since APG was launched, sustained political support is driving concrete progress on cross-border grid initiatives.

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Five energy trends that will shape 2026 — and the decade ahead

The energy transition is shifting from merely expanding renewable capacity to operating increasingly complex systems reliably, affordably, and at scale, says Edward Zhao.

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Inside Indonesia’s first renewable power export: What opportunities emerge amid unresolved domestic constraints?

Indonesia’s plan to export renewable electricity to Singapore could mark a turning point, but only if it can resolve deep domestic contradictions between energy security, fossil fuel subsidies, and an uneven energy transition at home.

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Scaling carbon removal with SBTi 2.0, CORSIA — five charts explaining the shift

The carbon removal market has entered an early stage of scaling, with delivery volumes of durable carbon removal credits surpassing 1 million tons recently.

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Grid upgrades and market reform: Reshaping Vietnam’s renewable energy market

The National Assembly of Vietnam approved the Resolution on the Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2026 in November, setting an ambitious target of at least 10% annual economic growth.

Understanding water use in data centers requires contextualized systems thinking

As AI and cloud computing continue to reshape industries, data centers are facing growing scrutiny. While energy consumption has long dominated sustainability conversations, water use is now emerging as a critical concern.

Economic corridor fuels Taiwan’s clean energy expansion in the Philippines

Amid shifting global economic and geopolitical dynamics, the emerging Taiwan-Philippines Economic Corridor is opening new avenues for energy cooperation between the two sides.

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